Daily Archives: 4 March، 2025

Von der Leyen pitches ‘€800bn’ defence package ahead of EU leaders’ summit

Muhamad Yehia EU leaders will gather in Brussels on Thursday for an extraordinary summit dedicated to defence and Ukraine. Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday proposed a Rearm Europe Plan she said could see member states mobilise up to €800 billion to finance a massive ramp-up in defence spending, hours …

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                                                    Muhamad Yehia France and the UK have floated the idea to send troops on the ground as a guarantee after a potential peace deal. …

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Merz calls Trump-Zelenskyy spat at White House ‘manufactured escalation’

Muhamad Yehia The CDU leader said Europe must be prepared to act independently. CDU leader Friedrich Merz, who will likely become Germany’s next chancellor, called Friday’s dispute between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, US President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance a “manufactured escalation.” Speaking at a press conference in …

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Iran confirms its nuclear programme was discussed between US and Russia

Muhamad Yehia The comment came from an Iranian government spokesperson amid reports that Tehran is accelerating its production of near weapons-grade uranium. Iran’s foreign ministry confirmed the country’s nuclear issue has been discussed by the US and Russia but said nothing will happen without Iranian involvement. “(Iran’s nuclear issue) has …

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Trump pauses US military support to Ukraine after White House spat with Zelenskyy

Muhamad Yehia A White House official said Trump wants the Ukrainian president to commit to reaching a peace deal with Russia. US President Donald Trump has directed a “pause” to US military assistance to Ukraine after a disastrous White House meeting as he seeks to pressure his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr …

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